WATER RESOURCES
F.S. Ch. 373
in effectContents
section373.012. Topographic mapping.section373.013. Short title.section373.016. Declaration of policy.section373.019. Definitions.section373.023. Scope and application.section373.026. General powers and duties of the department.section373.033. Saltwater barrier line.section373.036. Florida water plan; district water management plans.section373.037. Pilot program for alternative water supply development in restricted allocation areas.section373.042. Minimum flows and minimum water levels.section373.043. Adoption and enforcement of rules by the department.section373.044. Rules; enforcement; availability of personnel rules.section373.046. Interagency agreements.section373.047. Cooperation between districts.section373.056. State agencies, counties, drainage districts, municipalities, or governmental agencies or public corporations authorized to convey or receive land from water management districts.section373.59. Payment in lieu of taxes for lands acquired for water management district purposes.section373.62. Water conservation; automatic sprinkler systems.section373.63. Preference to State University System in award of projects or studies.section373.069. Creation of water management districts.section373.69. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact.section373.073. Governing board.section373.076. Vacancies in the governing board; removal from office.section373.079. Members of governing board; oath of office; staff.section373.083. General powers and duties of the governing board.section373.084. District works, operation by other governmental agencies.section373.085. Use of works or land by other districts or private persons.section373.086. Providing for district works.section373.087. District works using aquifer for storage and supply.section373.088. Application fees for certain real estate transactions.section373.089. Sale or exchange of lands, or interests or rights in lands.section373.093. Lease of lands or interest in land and personal property.section373.096. Releases.section373.099. Execution of instruments.section373.103. Powers which may be vested in the governing board at the department’s discretion.section373.106. Permit required for construction involving underground formation.section373.107. Citation of rule.section373.109. Permit application fees.section373.113. Adoption of rules by the governing board.section373.114. Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission; review of district rules and orders; department review of district rules.section373.116. Procedure for water use and impoundment construction permit applications.section373.117. Certification by professional engineer.section373.118. General permits; delegation.section373.119. Administrative enforcement procedures; orders.section373.123. Penalty.section373.129. Maintenance of actions.section373.136. Enforcement of regulations and orders.section373.139. Acquisition of real property.section373.145. Information program regarding hydrologic conditioning and consumption of major surface and groundwater sources.section373.146. Publication of notices, process, and papers.section373.149. Existing districts preserved.section373.171. Rules.section373.175. Declaration of water shortage; emergency orders.section373.185. Local Florida-friendly landscaping ordinances.section373.187. Water management district implementation of Florida-friendly landscaping.section373.199. Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan.section373.200. Seminole Tribe Water Rights Compact.section373.203. Definitions.section373.206. Artesian wells; flow regulated.section373.207. Abandoned artesian wells.section373.209. Artesian wells; penalties for violation.section373.213. Certain artesian wells exempt.section373.216. Implementation of program for regulating the consumptive use of water.section373.217. Superseded laws and regulations.section373.219. Permits required.section373.223. Conditions for a permit.section373.224. Existing permits.section373.226. Existing uses.section373.227. Water conservation; legislative findings and intent; objectives; comprehensive statewide water conservation program requirements.section373.228. Landscape irrigation design.section373.229. Application for permit.section373.232. Citation of rule.section373.233. Competing applications.section373.236. Duration of permits; compliance reports.section373.239. Modification and renewal of permit terms.section373.243. Revocation of permits.section373.244. Temporary permits.section373.246. Declaration of water shortage or emergency.section373.249. Existing regulatory districts preserved.section373.250. Reuse of reclaimed water.section373.302. Legislative findings.section373.303. Definitions.section373.306. Scope.section373.308. Implementation of programs for regulating water wells.section373.309. Authority to adopt rules and procedures.section373.313. Prior permission and notification.section373.314. Citation of rule.section373.316. Existing installations.section373.319. Inspections.section373.323. Licensure of water well contractors; application, qualifications, and examinations; equipment identification.section373.324. License renewal.section373.325. Inactive status.section373.326. Exemptions.section373.329. Fees for licensure.section373.333. Disciplinary guidelines; adoption and enforcement; license suspension or revocation.section373.335. Clearinghouse.section373.336. Unlawful acts; penalties.section373.337. Rules.section373.342. Permits.section373.0363. Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Strategy.section373.0397. Floridan and Biscayne aquifers; designation of prime groundwater recharge areas.section373.403. Definitions.section373.406. Exemptions.section373.407. Determination of qualification for an agricultural-related exemption.section373.409. Headgates, valves, and measuring devices.section373.413. Permits for construction or alteration.section373.414. Additional criteria for activities in surface waters and wetlands.section373.415. Protection zones; duties of the St. Johns River Water Management District.section373.416. Permits for maintenance or operation.section373.417. Citation of rule.section373.418. Rulemaking; preservation of existing authority.section373.419. Completion report.section373.421. Delineation methods; formal determinations.section373.0421. Establishment and implementation of minimum flows and minimum water levels.section373.422. Applications for activities on state sovereignty lands or other state lands.section373.423. Inspection.section373.426. Abandonment.section373.427. Concurrent permit review.section373.428. Federal consistency.section373.429. Revocation and modification of permits.section373.430. Prohibitions, violation, penalty, intent.section373.433. Abatement.section373.436. Remedial measures.section373.439. Emergency measures.section373.441. Role of counties, municipalities, and local pollution control programs in permit processing; delegation.section373.443. Immunity from liability.section373.451. Short title; legislative findings and intent.section373.453. Surface water improvement and management plans and programs.section373.459. Funds for surface water improvement and management.section373.461. Lake Apopka improvement and management.section373.462. Legislative findings and intent.section373.463. Heartland headwaters annual report.section373.0465. Central Florida Water Initiative.section373.0466. Central Florida Water Initiative Grant Program.section373.468. The Harris Chain of Lakes restoration program.section373.469. Indian River Lagoon Protection Program.section373.470. Everglades restoration.section373.472. Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.section373.475. Water storage facility revolving loan fund.section373.501. Appropriation of funds to water management districts.section373.503. Manner of taxation.section373.506. Costs of district.section373.535. Preliminary district budgets.section373.536. District budget and hearing thereon.section373.539. Imposition of taxes.section373.543. Land held by Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; areas not taxed.section373.546. Unit areas.section373.553. Treasurer of the board; payment of funds; depositories.section373.559. May borrow money temporarily.section373.563. Bonds.section373.566. Refunding bonds.section373.569. Bond election.section373.573. Bonds to be validated.section373.576. Sale of bonds.section373.579. Proceeds from taxes for bond purposes.section373.583. Registration of bonds.section373.584. Revenue bonds.section373.586. Unpaid warrants to draw interest.section373.591. Management review teams.section373.603. Power to enforce.section373.604. Awards to employees for meritorious service.section373.605. Group insurance for water management districts.section373.607. Minority business enterprise procurement goals; implementation of recommendations.section373.608. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks.section373.609. Enforcement; city and county officers to assist.section373.610. Defaulting contractors.section373.611. Modification or limitation of remedy.section373.613. Penalties.section373.614. Unlawful damage to district property or works; penalty.section373.616. Liberal construction.section373.617. Judicial review relating to permits and licenses.section373.618. Public service warnings, alerts, and announcements.section373.619. Recognition of water and sewer-saving devices.section373.621. Water conservation.section373.0691. Transfer of areas.section373.0693. Basins; basin boards.section373.0695. Duties of basin boards; authorized expenditures.section373.0697. Basin taxes.section373.0698. Creation and operation of basin boards; other laws superseded.section373.701. Declaration of policy.section373.703. Water production; general powers and duties.section373.705. Water resource development; water supply development.section373.707. Alternative water supply development.section373.709. Regional water supply planning.section373.711. Technical assistance to local governments.section373.713. Regional water supply authorities.section373.715. Assistance to West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority.section373.801. Legislative findings and intent.section373.802. Definitions.section373.803. Delineation of priority focus areas for Outstanding Florida Springs.section373.805. Minimum flows and minimum water levels for Outstanding Florida Springs.section373.807. Protection of water quality in Outstanding Florida Springs.section373.811. Prohibited activities within a basin management action plan.section373.813. Rules.section373.1131. Consolidated action on permits.section373.1135. Small business program.section373.1175. Signing and sealing by professional geologists.section373.1391. Management of real property.section373.1395. Limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge.section373.1401. Management of lands of water management districts.section373.1501. South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor.section373.1502. Regulation of comprehensive plan project components.section373.1725. Notice of intent by publication.section373.2234. Preferred water supply sources.section373.2235. Effect of prior land acquisition on consumptive use permitting.section373.2295. Interdistrict transfers of groundwater.section373.4131. Statewide environmental resource permitting rules.section373.4132. Dry storage facility permitting.section373.4133. Port conceptual permits.section373.4134. Water quality enhancement areas.section373.4135. Mitigation banks and offsite regional mitigation.section373.4136. Establishment and operation of mitigation banks.section373.4137. Mitigation requirements for specified transportation projects.section373.4138. High Speed Rail Project; determination of mitigation requirements and costs.section373.4139. Local government transportation infrastructure mitigation requirements.section373.4141. Permits; processing.section373.4142. Water quality within stormwater treatment systems.section373.4143. Declaration of policy.section373.4144. Federal environmental permitting.section373.4145. Part IV permitting program within the geographical jurisdiction of the Northwest Florida Water Management District.section373.4146. State assumption of the federal Clean Water Act, section 404 dredge and fill permitting program.section373.4149. Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Plan.section373.4185. List of flocculants permitted.section373.4211. Ratification of chapter 17-340, Florida Administrative Code, on the delineation of the landward extent of wetlands and surface waters.section373.4271. Conduct of challenge to consolidated environmental resource permit or associated variance or sovereign submerged lands authorization issued in connection with deepwater ports.section373.4275. Review of consolidated orders.section373.4415. Role of Miami-Dade County in processing permits for limerock mining in Miami-Dade County Lake Belt.section373.4591. Improvements on private agricultural lands.section373.4592. Everglades improvement and management.section373.4593. Florida Bay Restoration.section373.4595. Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program.section373.4596. State compliance with stormwater management programs.section373.4597. The Geneva Freshwater Lens Protection Act.section373.4598. Water storage reservoirs.section373.4599. Water storage north of Lake Okeechobee.section373.5071. Audit report; furnishing to governing board and clerks of circuit courts.section373.5905. Reinstatement of payments in lieu of taxes; duration.section373.6055. Criminal history checks for certain water management district employees and others.section373.6075. Purchases from contracts of other entities.section373.6161. Chapter to be liberally construed.section373.22951. Validation of prior agreements between water management districts.section373.41365. Adoption and modification of rules to ensure financial assurances for long-term management of mitigation under ss. 373.4136 and 373.414.section373.41492. Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitigation Plan; mitigation for mining activities within the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt.section373.41495. Lake Belt Mitigation Trust Fund; bonds.section373.45922. South Florida Water Management District; permit for completion of Everglades Construction Project; report.section373.45924. South Florida Water Management District; Everglades truth in borrowing.section373.45926. Everglades Trust Fund; allocation of revenues and expenditure of funds for conservation and protection of natural resources and abatement of water pollution.section373.45931. Alligator Alley tolls; Everglades and Florida Bay restoration.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter373/AllFetched: 7/8/2026